Starching machine



Dec. 22, 1931. J. BRxscoE A STARCHING MACHINE Filed Aug. 4, 1930 JNVENTOR @u A TTU/NE .5

James ,6r/@cae [j BY l. #7de/ Patented Dec. 22, 1931 e .TAMEs BItrscoE, f or ASHLAND; 1 KENTUCKY y u Y MAGHINER'Y coMPANm'oF cINcrNNA'rrgorrIqfA cortronATroN-or-omo srnnoHINGMAcn-INE 1,83752rV i i e, .nssrelron rojfrnili IAMER'realtff1;Ati-ivnmr 1 Appiicatibii filed )ingesta 19amsemi-ne 472,793.

AMy iii-verifica funeste arching metales# and, particularly,` Vto Vapparatus., for handl1ng e clothes duringthestarchingoperation. if p Heretofore, thev `sta'rching step whicligis 5 necessary with some types off clothes' being' laundered has beenagmoreor less slow and tedious operation due totheffact thattheV clothes. were placed intoaxvat or container containing a starch solutionand then taken; 1o out ofthe solution byhand and the'starch expressed from the .clothes by wringing. e It was particularly a` tedious task to locate smallerarticles inasmuch aslthey could 1 be seenand 'were` foundlonlyuby feellngj around in the solution with-the hands. ,This

also .gaverisetothe possibilityof not removing all .of the clothes from. the; solution ,andr4 also .of mixing articles .from @one ;load with Q divdualbundle system.V 4 In machines of this class, it Vis highly desirable to permit the excess starch solution those' of another when operatingunder an-'into drain from the clothes before they are -removed fromthe` container and the starch ex- "35 pressed therefrom by wringing. Also, it is desirable that the operator be able to see the clothes within the container prior to removal thereof, whereby the possibilities of transfer of articles from one bundle to another when operating under an individual bundle method and of loss through leavingarticles in the starch solution are eliminated.

In accordance with my invention, these desirable objects andadvantages are obtained by providing an outer container for the solution and an inner container that may be wholly or partly perforated to contain Athe clothes starched, together with suitable 40 means for lifting the inner container a suffi-e features may be seen in the following descrip- Ation and one embodiment thereof will be 5.0 seen in the accompanying drawingswherein cient distance out of the outer container so that its bottom vwill be aboveV the surface of responding'parts,` and whereint@ y "Fig, lis a side elevation'of'a starchingfC machine constructed in .accordancev Awifthlm'y' inventin Fig'.- 2 isan enlargedvrtical,cross section 4 of .the device shown inFig.; li Figf 3:

is a sectional view' .taken An the. of;

one embodiment ofmy invention asfcompris-f ing an outer container'l; preferably-circular,V

suitablyl supported: infa 'circular framepV 2;

mounted-on spaced pairsoflegs'sandfin. .v e5

any well known manner, theetop ofthe ,cons

tanerilfbeihg ,hld imposition byiabnd 4 5 y Y thatis else mounted 011th@ Seminaire-0f@ legs..` 4Asshown inllfigs. 2 and-3, the centainer? l-is provided'with a .bottom 45thats'lopesp towards a centralgpointglat wh'ichpoint a? drain Pipe 6 P I'Ovdedfwtha vControl valve 7 extends outwardly from E the bottom of the container as 'a" means for `drainingthe starch solution therefrom. g1g i fgg .also shown'inFigs, Zand 3,a central orunner container- 8' isadap't'ed tfo fit within the container land is provided with perforafL tions Qadjacentto and in its bottom; Itwill-` be understood that `the! container 8. mayhem only partiallypormaybe entirely made up of perforated material; 'z This inner; container is supported-on r'dsi- .l0-*adapted rto reciprocate .withinathe dia-r H metrically opposed pair oflegsby means'yof:

brackets 11 extending outwardly vfromzthe` containerv and secured r to` theupper ends .of the rods 10. -Theilower ends of :these-:rodsE i 13 whose purpose will bev hereinafteraps.

parent. Pivotalpins 14 extendutwardly through slots `15 disposed longitudinally offormingv'af Part `of Aa foot lever arrangement areattached te their respective pins which ,extend loutwardly iny y axial alignment ffromthe diametrically t disposedf legs 3.f f, `ntifric` tion'ro'llersi17 are preferably PIT'videdfat point of attachment-between the'side bars* f andpivot pins to reduce friction between the operating parts.

The side bars 16 are pivotally mounted intermediate their ends on a rod 17 that is, .in

5 turn, supported in brackets 18 depending from the frame 2r and the side bars are so shapedas'to straddle or surround" one ofthe v supporting legs" 3. pedalportion 19 is v arranged to slide verticallyl on the onesup-"jj Porting' 16232551 means otaperforetion pro-.rf

vided therein, thepedaliporgtion being Pivotally connectedto the side bars 16 by means of links 20 asshown in Figs. 1, anti-227A" spring pressed catch 21 is pivotally mounted 15 its noseyi/eldingly bears against the support-v ing "'legf'3 and-*at 1.a?certainfpoint within the length of;,thejsupporting leg engages,la'v

ritehg22. Y g x y e Y VInhthe operation of this dev1ce,a 'suicient quantitylofistarch solution is placed in the vcontainer1-jandffthe container 8 is raised't'o its upj'oernfiosty Aposition in which its bottom will' bejabove the starch solution in the' conwtainer V1 by pushing the pedal Yportion 19 of Y Y' thefoot-lever arrangementhereinbefore de;

scribed rdo'w'n'wardlyy along the length ofthe:

Y supporting leg 3""Ywhiclrtwill4 raise-"the plugs 12, anjdrods 10 on 'which the inner container areplaced lin, the container Sand the container permittedgto lower by gravity into the starch Y solutionfbyyreleasing thelcatc'h 21 fro'mthe Y- notchf22,fanyjshock exertedflbythefdown- -wardly moving containerY 8 being Vtaken 11p Y 401by the buffer springs 13.

" AfterA vthe articles lhave been thoroughly saturated'with the starch solution, thecon' tainer-8 is raised above the starchsolution in?l the container 1 by depressing thev pedal porv 45 vtion '191 of the foot lever arrangement 4hereinbefore described, the `catch 21 automatically entering the notch'22 to hold the container 8 inits raised'position. With the container` 8 Von the pedal portion 19 in= suchmanner that 8 is mountevdi` 'At; a given ypoint within the VIA'given length ofthe supporting legB the catch 21 will engageVVV the notch QQlwhich will-holdV the container' 8in its raised position`V 'asshown in `FigfQl Then, 'the articles to bej'starched;

signature. 1 2f rods upwardly within said legs and thereby moving said innerl containerupwardly with- Vfor moving lsaid f rods upwardly within said f legs and thereby moving said. inner container upwardly within said outer container.

, 3. Apparatus ofi the character described, Y

com rising anvoutercontainer and supportlngy egs therefor, an inner container movable re at reciprocate' in the supporting legs of said:

outer container, a footlever arrangement for ,l ive thereto, supporting 1means for [said y e inner 'container embodying rods :adapted to' v moving said rods upwardlywithin saidledgsv Y andl thereby moving said 'inner' container Y` upwardly within said 'outerco'ntainer,and

means for maintaining .Said-inner container 1n itspuppermost positlon, J Y e 4. 'Apparatus of 'thelcharacter' described,j9` comprising van outer container andsupport-f.

ing legs therefonan inner container movable relative thereto, Vsupporting means fory said'i inner container -embodying yrods: adapted to reciprocate vinl the supporting legs lof-*said outer'containery'means` formoving rsaid rods upwardly lwithin said legs andtliereby' movi ing said inner container upwardly within said' outer `c'ontainer,9nd ,means for absorbing shocks as said inner container approaches'its lower'mostzposition." f' *In testimony 4whereof I'herebyfaffxr my f Y Jnnnsfisniscon roc in its vraised position, thestarch'solution willY i 50 drainy from.;thejjarticlesin the' container 8 je' whereupon such articlesmaybe removed and anyfrexcess 'orrremainin'gl starchsolutionfex-v l pressed'from the articles ingany .welljknown Y mannerJI-Botlh-.the container 1-1and'-8 .I naylbefv Y Y 55feasilyremovedfrom thesupportingframeso Y K,

, thatv thegcontainers YIna-y'be cleaned' asoften- .1.` Apparatus if thercharacter described', r u I `6o; comprising Han outer@ container and support# legs therefor, an inner container'movable relative thereto, supportingmeansifor saidv Y Vinner container vembodyingrods' adapted to Y Y.outer container, and means for-moving said t6 reciprocateflin the supporting l legs vof Ysaid i 

